IDQ11250 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Coastal Waters Forecast for the Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Issued at 3:04 pm EST on Tuesday 18 December 2012 Please be aware Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height IDQ1125003 Warning Summary at issue time Nil. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A weak pressure pattern over tropical Queensland, including the Gulf waters. IDQ1125001 Southeast Gulf, South of Cape Keer-Weer: Tuesday until midnight: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, and afternoon inshore sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 of a metre. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, and afternoon inshore sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 of a metre Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Thursday: Winds: NE to NW 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon inshore sea breezes. Friday: Winds: SW to SE 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon sea breezes inshore. IDQ1125002 Northeast Gulf, North of Cape Keer-Weer: Tuesday until midnight: Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots near Torres Strait. Variable 5 to 10 knots elsewhere with inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday: Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots near Torres Strait. Variable 5 to 10 knots elsewhere with inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Thursday: Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Friday: Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:34 am EST Wednesday. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).